happy death? pretty sure he died fully conscious of the fact that he was a monster of a person whose unquenchable pride caused lots of people to die or suffer.

good point.

i actually sepinwall's point was more that walt's plan seemed to work too well, when in the past he's often failed to think things all the way through. but i'd actually suggest that if he's more efficacious here than he's been in the past, it's because his ego is no longer clouding his thoughts.

they're blatantly lying, yes, but they are not at all responsible for the state of walt's life. he made the poor decision to sell his share.

just watched that episode. doesn't andrea have a line where she says she'd die to protect her child? i know it's not exactly what happened, but it's still eerie as hell.

marie?

i'm not sure about your theories in all their specifics (no way does he kidnap skyler, for instance), but your second scenario raises an interesting point: that the heisenberg story is about to break. presumably, by the time of the flash forward, he is, as you say, all over the news—the graffiti, carol being terrified…

heh heh. heh heh.

GREAT SCOTT!!!

jim got game.